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Publisher's Summary

A tribe is any group of people, large or small, who are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea. For millions of years, humans have been seeking out tribes, be they religious, ethnic, economic, political, or even musical (think of the Deadheads). It's our nature.

Now the Internet has eliminated the barriers of geography, cost, and time. All those blogs and social networking sites are helping existing tribes get bigger. But more important, they're enabling countless new tribes to be born - groups of ten or ten thousand or ten million who care about their iPhones, or a political campaign, or a new way to fight global warming.

And so the key question: Who is going to lead us?

The Web can do amazing things, but it can't provide leadership. That still has to come from individuals - people just like you who have a passion about something. The explosion in tribes means that anyone who wants to make a difference now has the tools at her fingertips.

If you think leadership is for other people, think again - leaders come in surprising packages. Consider Joel Spolsky and his international tribe of scary-smart software engineers. Or Gary Vaynerhuck, a wine expert with a devoted following of enthusiasts. Chris Sharma leads a tribe of rock climbers up impossible cliff faces, while Mich Mathews, a VP at Microsoft, runs her internal tribe of marketers from her cube in Seattle. All they have in common is the desire to change things, the ability to connect a tribe, and the willingness to lead.

If you ignore this opportunity, you risk turning into a "sheepwalker" - someone who fights to protect the status quo at all costs, never asking if obedience is doing you (or your organization) any good. Sheepwalkers don't do very well these days.

Tribes will make you think (really think) about the opportunities in leading your fellow employees, customers, investors, believers, hobbyists, or readers....It's not easy, but it's easier than you think.

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Tribal Manifesto

Godin's manifesto (and I use that description in the best sense of the word) convincing makes the case that the most dangerous thing we can do at work and in our careers is play it safe. Suspend your critical eye and realist orientation for just long enough to be swept into Godin's passion. Allow yourself to be inspired. Read, share, and decide to lead your tribe. We will be discussing this book together at work - so more to come on if inspiration can be translated on the ground

Fantastic

I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to better understand why Managers are not wired to be Leaders and why so few people choose to be Leaders. In addition, you will come away with a new appreciation for the next person you cross paths with that is referred to as a "heretic".

a bit too repetitive

The concept is interesting: that the social experience can be categorized into groups called tribes. The problem is the concept is too simple for a book. I found the author repeating the same terms. The repetition sounded like autocratic calls to allegiance. (We need you!) This content would be better suited for 40-page paper.

Good content, a little difficult to listen to

Let me start by saying I am a fan of Seth Godin. I've read most of his work and read his blog daily. Overall this books was good, however Seth's writing style (in this case) does not make for great audio experience. He tends to write his chapters in sub-sections with various titles. This makes for some choppiness in the audio that you really need to pay attention to or you might get lost. Once you get used to this the book is a good listen and if taken to heart can be powerful for any one.

Leadership

This book hit the spot for me. I thought the reader was really good. If you are someone that is just getting into Leadership or need to renew your Leadership skills, this is a good book. Well worth listening too.

Get to the point!!!

We tried, really hard, on a long road trip to get past Seth Godin's annoying delivery style (so slow and he over enunciates everything!) and his continual promise of "I'm going to tell you..." or "you'll learn it here..." without him actually doing that. But after almost 3 hours we couldn't take it anymore. He says the same thing over and over and there wasn't much new here that delivered on his huge promises. Skim it in a bookstore and you'll get what you need.

Overly simplistic attempt at inspirational writing

What disappointed you about Tribes?

The content doesn't rise to the level of social science, but lies somewhere in that area of "social media science" where if I can come up with a few examples (which may not be directly linked to the phenomena I am trying to explain) then I must be on to something.

If you’ve listened to books by Seth Godin before, how does this one compare?

NA

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator is a bit monotone at times. Seth could have hired a voice actor to spice it up.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Tribes?

This book is extremely repetitive. I feel that I got the point and lost interest within the first 20 minutes.

All opinion, little fact

While there were definitely some provocative ideas in this book, many of these ideas were overshadowed by the inundation of unfounded proposition after unfounded proposition. Throughout the book, he continued to idolize leaders and demonize managers. It is as though it never occurred to him that great leaders could also inspire great managers. Overall this book was overhyped. It was a lot of style very little substance. The book could have been made significantly better had he chosen to work with an economist or researcher who could have shown him how to support and develop his ideas more concretely.

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12-15-13

Terrible

If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

Take one semi common sense idea and repeat over and over and over and over. The whole thing could have fit in one paragraph. Fleshed out into a book in order to con people and make money which sums up Mr Godin's philosophy really.

What could Seth Godin have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Some concrete ideas and steps to succeed would have help. Don't recommend people walk out of their jobs here and now if they are unhappy. Don't tell people not to worry about the product. We don't need factories? How were your books produced and marketed? Who made your smart phone and computers Mr Godin?

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Nope

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07-21-17

Galvanizing

Great galvanizing message. If youre ready for it, I think you'll agree. This was an amazing deal.

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M. Khimani

07-18-17

Wake up call

Set has managed to dissolve the excuses I had to do what I believe in.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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06-30-17

Seth Godin gives me permission to be brave!

At a time when I am deciding whether to stay in my well paid comfortable job or go out on my own following my passions - Seths words have injected enough belief and confidence in myself not to be swayed by the status quo of popular opinion! I'm going for it! Thank you Seth

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kaisbadran

06-23-17

Great

Would you listen to Tribes again? Why?

Yes, insightful and full of great ideas

What about Seth Godin’s performance did you like?

I always like to way he speaks and presents

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08-24-15

Emotional commitenta of leadership

Good book that covers a generic view of the key drivers behind leadership. Belief and wholeheartedness seem to be the orders of the day. Not a world changer for me... Lacked some inspiration which Seth so keenly talks about.

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Grant

10-18-13

Tremendous

What did you like most about Tribes?

Godin makes it very clear what won't work, what will, and distils the necessity of leading.

I'd recommend his blog first if you're not convinced enough to buy. And if you're not convinced because you think it's not long enough (value for money), consider it like a single malt whisky. It'll age well, it's not dilute, and it's invaluable.

Any additional comments?

Don't expect a list of tips and tricks.

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Owi

01-30-17

Lead with a strong clear manifesto

The author shares insight required to lead in this social media dominated times. The stories and examples also encourages involvement to influence changes.. A good read!

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Redas Kriksciukaitis

01-30-18

boring and repetitive

Recommend reading Linchpin also by Godin instead. this book has 1 good idea that is then repeated over and over to make it into a book. disappointed. couldn't finish.

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01-25-18

Seth Godin is one of the best empowerment coaches!

This is an amazing book.
If you want to listen to something which encourages you to think big and gives you the secret of creating positive change on a large and even global scale....you don't need to go any further!

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Ted

06-12-16

Seth is great! Great book for building tribes

It was really good. If I can give some feedback to Seth it would be, use more stories to deliver your points not just saying it.

Thank you for all your work Seth.

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10-25-16

Simple and easy to listen to

Great for long drives. Found the language easy. Voice was moderate and easy to the ear.

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chrispannan

05-28-16

Every leader must hear this

Seth Godin has joined the ranks of think and grow rich caliber!!! This is my number #1 go to for idea generation inspiration!!! It's a game changer for anyone's mind set.

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Jane

01-30-18

A brilliant read!

A brilliant read with numerous ideas of insight into leadership and the interesting concept of being a heretic. Loved it.

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Glosses over the negatives of tribes.

Bigotry, sexism, racism etc are all products of tribalism. Leaders are mentioned many times but morality is not. Before starting or joining any tribe everyone should be asking if they are providing a benefit to all life on earth. At the very least we should avoid doing any harm.

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Great for business, churches, not for profit. This needs to be heard and is something you won't learn at university but history's examples show evidence of this

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Best Godin book in my opinion.

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It's time I listen to it again it's that good. Brilliantly written and spoken. I hope I didn't cause any car crashes in the process of listening.

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Just What I Needed

After a trying day - this was JUST what I needed.

Thank you Seth. It was a great size to listen to & finish on a Friday afternoon. Highly recommended and ready to implement what I've learnt!

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Different take on leadership

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